Talk:Wharves in Wellington Harbour

Flying boat jetty in Evans Bay
. There is an article in today's Post about the former Flying boat jetty in Evans Bay.. This could be a source for expansion of this article, and also Evans Bay. Would you be happy to put this on your to-do list ? .. Marshelec (talk) 19:02, 12 November 2023 (UTC)


 * @Marshelec yes, that's fine, will do. Wainuiomartian (talk) 05:46, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Possible GA submission
@Wainuiomartian This article looks great. Would you consider nominating it for GA ? If you would consider this, lets do a pass-through to see if we can find areas that need tidying up before you submit the nomination. Marshelec (talk) 07:56, 22 January 2024 (UTC)


 * @Marshelec: Okay, why not? Let's both scrutinize it. Wainuiomartian (talk) 18:42, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Marshelec: I have gone over the article making small adjustments. The big problem that I see is the measurements of the wharves. Some are x ft (xx m) and some are the other way round, and some are metres only. I don't know what the protocol is - if something was built in feet, it seems more accurate to state '10 feet' than 3-point-whatever metres. Are you able to look at all the measurements and make them consistent one way or the other? I have trouble with the convert tool. Wainuiomartian (talk) 05:48, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Done :) Marshelec (talk) 08:03, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I will submit the article now if you are happy with it. Wainuiomartian (talk) 18:04, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Wainuiomartian The small section on Kaiwharawhara Wharf (proposed) needs a small expansion. It should mention KiwiRail, and the Government's recent decision to decline further funding for the large ferry project and associated on-shore developments. I am not 100% clear about what this means for the Kaiwharawhara Wharf, but I assume that at the least, it is on hold, if not cancelled. Only needs a couple of sentences, but at present, this section is out of date.Marshelec (talk) 18:42, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Okay. And I will go over the commas because on the Patent Slip article that was an issue. And I have asked Heritage NZ what their preferred text and order of 'historic place Category1' is. Their own website has all sorts of variations! Wainuiomartian (talk) 18:45, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Wainuiomartian As a non-critical but related improvement, I propose to work through the images of NZ wharves in Commons and create new categories where appropriate. This may result in creating a parent category for Wharves in Wellington, and we would then be able to include a Commons link in the article. It will take me a few days to do this, because of other priorities at present.Marshelec (talk) 18:50, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Wainuiomartian I decided to just get on and create new categories and re-categorise images, so it is now done. See: c:Category:Wharves in Wellington Harbour. Plus I have added the commons category link to the article. See what you think. Marshelec (talk) 22:51, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Marshelec: Nice. Wainuiomartian (talk) 23:27, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Please go ahead with the GA nomination as soon as you like. We can always work on various improvements while you wait for a reviewer. Marshelec (talk) 00:54, 24 January 2024 (UTC)